Ankara city view. File photoANKARA, Jun 15Turkey has begun re-evaluating fields in the Black Sea for gas reserves, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez said. the Sakarya field in the Black Sea will be delivered to land. Turkey will invest almost $10 billion in a project to extract and transport 540 billion cubic meters of gas in the Black Sea, the Sabah newspaper reported earlier. The total length of the offshore part of the gas pipeline from the Turkish Sakarya gas field on the Black Sea shelf to the port of Filyos will be 155 kilometers. According to plans, the first gas from the field should come to Turkey in 2023. «Since we have focused on the Sakarya gas field, we are talking about its early preparation for production, but, on the other hand, our seismic surveys, that is, shooting underground «Our exploration work is also ongoing. There are positive reports. From 2005 to 2015, drilling was carried out by 6-7 international oil companies. But it did not come to exploration. We are now re-evaluating these areas. This will open new horizons for us. I hope this will open doors for new good news, we believe in it, we need to be a little more patient,» Yeni Şafak quoted the minister as saying. gas pipeline under the Black Sea
